Cigarette case



Patented Mar. 25, 1930 PATENT OFFICE HARDING 0. JORDAN, LANGSTON,OKLAHOMA CIGARETTE CASE Application filed December 13, 1928. Serial No.325,852.

The present invention relates to cigarette cases and has for animportant object to provide a casing having a cigarette containerslidably mounted therein and normally dis- 5 posed inwardly of thecasing and adapted for movement outwardly thereof whereby to expose thecigarettes for convenient removal from the container.

A further important object is to provide a casing open at its forwardside and arranging a spring actuated door upon the container forswinging into open position upon a predetermined outward movement of thecontainer from the casing.

5 A still further object is to provide an article of this character of asimple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive inappearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise welladapted for the 0 purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the special construction,combination and arrangement of the various elements forming theinvention, as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout the specification and in which 0Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the device in open position,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof with the open position ofthe container shown in dotted lines,

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the device in closed position,and

, Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along a line 4-4 ofFigure 3.

Referring now to the drawing in detail,

wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferredembodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a casing ofrectangular formation having its front and bottom side open and providedalong the top portion of its front side with a substantially narrowapron 6 which depends downwardly from the top of the casing. A

vertically extending slotted opening 7 is formed in the back 8 of thecasing having its bottom portion enlarged as shown at 9. Ver- 'at 16 andprovided adjacent each side of the hinge with a wire spring 17 fornormally urging the door outwardly and downwardly into open position asmore clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing.

A pair of trunnions 18 extend outwardly from the opposite sides of thecontainer for vertical sliding movement in the openings 10,

each of the trunnions having heads 19 preventing withdrawal of thetrunnions from the openings. A headed stud 20 also extends outwardlyfrom the rear wall of the container and arranged for vertical slidingmovement in the opening 7 ,the enlarged portion 9 of said opening beingsuitable for permitting withdrawal of the head of the stud through theopening when the container is disposed in its lowermost position, asmore clearly illustrated by the dotted lines in Figure 2 of the drawing.Such removal of the stud 20 permits the rearward swinging movement ofthe lower end of the container so as to bring the top of the containerforwardly for convenient withdrawal of the cigarettes therefrom.

The inner face of the apron 6 is formed with a shallow recess 21 forreceivinga lug 22 formed on the outer face of the door adjacent itsupper edge whereby to normally retain the container inwardly of thecasing.

The lower portion of the front wall. of the container is provided with arecessed finger grip 23 by means of which the container may be moveddownwardly in the casing for releasing the door. The forward edges ofthe side wallslll of the casing are provided with a pair of inwardlyextending lugs 24 adapted to engage the opposite side edges of the doorduringthe initial outward movement of the container, said door beingprovided at its opposite side edges with notches 25 through ill whichthe lugs 24 are adapted to pass upon a predetermined outward movement ofthe container whereby to permit the springs 17 to swing the door intoopen position.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the cigarette caseconstructed in accordance with my invention is of a novel constructionandneat design and may be manufactured in any suitable material such aslight weight metal and ornamented man attractive manner.

It isobvious that the invention is susceptible of various changes andmodifications without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope ofthe appended claims, and I accordingly claim as my own allsuch forms ofthe invention to which I am entitled.

I claim:

.1. A cigarette case of the class described comprising a casing open atits front and bottom sides, a cigarette container mounted for slidingmovement in the casing andopen at its upperportion, trunnions ,carriedby the container and supported by the casing for the pivotal movement ofthe former when arranged in outward position-anda door hingedly mountedat the front side of the container.

door upon the movement of the container into 'a position for'registeringthe notches with said lugs.

iIntestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HARDING 0. JORDAN.

2. A cigarette case of the class described comprising a casing open atits front and bottom s1des,,a clgarette contalnermounted for'sli-dingmovement in the casing and open 7 at its upper portion, trunnionscarried by thecontainerand supported by the casing for thepivotalmovement of they former when arranged in outward position, a doorhingedly mounted at the frontside of the container,

spring meansyieldably urging the door in open positionan-d meanscarriedby the easing .engageable with the door for retaining thesameinclosed position when the container is disposed within. the casingand during a predetermined outward movement thereof.

3..A cigarette case ofthe class described comprising. a casing open atits front and bottom portions having vertically extended slotted.openings in itsv rear and. side walls, eachof said openings beingenlarged at the lower end'thereof, a cigarette container slidablymounted Within the c.asing,fla :pair of trunnions extendingoutwardlyfrom the opposite si'des thereof and slidably. disposed-in theopenings in the. sides of the casing, .a headed .stud.extending'outwardly ffromfthe rearwallof'the containerand slidablyposedin the opening of the rear of the. casing withthe'head of the-studadaptedfor normally' retaining the upper end. ofthe con tainer withinthe casing and adapted for withdrawal through :the' enlarged lower endof the. opening, said container having. its. up- .per i'portion. open, adoor, hingedly inonnted along; its. lower edgeand formingthe front wallof; the container at .the upper portion there springme n fyield bly"urgigth

